Great Questions To Ask A Job Interviewer

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Feb 16, 2020 8:00 PM EST

Many of us have found ourselves in the middle of a job we didn't like because we failed to ask the right questions during the job interview process. It's essential to use that job interview to ask worthwhile questions of your own. These might help with a framework for what to ask. 

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    Text - Text - DDodgeSilver • 5h Tell me something positive about working here that I won't find with many other employers. The more personal the answer, ("Deb brings in cookies on Fridays," "We have a company trip to Worlds of Water every July,") the better the job will be, IMHO. The more it sounds like a rehashed version of their mission statement, the worse.
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    Text - OhmssArona • 5h 1 Award "What is an average daily routine for this position?" "What opportunities for growth and advancement are there?" "I've seen your mission values, but tell me in your own words what are the goals of this company?" "What do you like about working here?"
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    Text - Text - _Didds_ • 4h At the end of an interview for a job I REALLY wanted the creative director of that place asked if Ihad any questions or wanted to know anything before we ended and he moved on to the next guy. So I simply asked "When do I start?" He gave a nice laugh but gave me no answer, and I got a call 2 or 3 hours later from him just saying "next monday at 9H30"... and that was like 7 years ago and I haven´t had the need to go to job interviews ever since
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    Text - Text - These ones have generally worked well for me: What is the culture of the office like? - This is the real question to ask to find the answer to "Am I going to be the oddball in my 30s with kids when everybody else is in their 20s and staying late then going to happy hour?" • Could you walk me through an average day/ week in this position? - pretty self explanatory What would success look like in 30/60/90/180 days? - gives you expectations of how fast you'll need to be up to speed Wh
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    Text - runrowrepeatt • 5h 3 1 Award Where do I go to cry during breaks
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    Text - Text - bigheyzeus • 5h HR here. Honestly, ask about what problems you'd be solving, what they don't like about the company, what they'd change on their team, what's made people stay and what's made them quit, what's the most frustrating day they've faced while working there, what's the stupidest rule at the company (my personal favorite) anyone who paints a rosy picture and doesn't say anything negative is lying. maybe it's just my preference but l'd rather work somewhere that has the bal
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    Text - Text - JunkBoy187 • 5h "How would you describe morale in your workplace, and what does the company do to help build morale?" This is the most polite but direct way of asking "does it suck to work here" in a way which puts the onus on the company. A great (or suspicious) employer will smile and tell you of their weekly challenges/games/events they help to help break up the work week. A good employer will nod, admit the work can be hard, but they always hold small events to thank the workfo
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    Text - its--pretzel--day • 5h "How much money do you make a year, before taxes?"
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    Text - IndyDudell • 5h Why is this position vacant? What is the culture like here? How is success measured in this position? What would your employees say about you as a boss?
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    Text - Text - _DoYouHaveFood • 5h Ask the question "why would you hire me?", they will unconsciously imagine you working there and all the good bits of it. It's kinda a psychological mind game my psychology proffesor taught me. However people who take interviewers (atleast in my college) are currently trained to avoid these mistakes, along with others. Others that might work if they aren't trained on it include finding something you have in common. It will make you look more positive as the inte
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    Text - Text - Improv92 • 3h HR manager here: 'What qualities would define the perfect employee for this position?" is great because you can then back up the hiring manager's answer with ways on how you meet those qualities.
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    Text - SourFix • 6h Can I see the fridge I will be using so I can size my lunchbox purchase appropriately?
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    Text - TheBreed_ • 4h I always like to ask how they got to where they are in the company and how they got started In the industry. People love to talk about themselves. Also it's good to ask questions throughout the interview not just the end when they ask "do you have any questions". Think of it just as if you are interviewing them
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    Text - SorenRL • 6h What do you like about your job? Always gets them.
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    Text - WolvoNeil • 2h This isnt exactly an answer to your question, but if you were initially contacted by a recruitment agent who you think has done a decent job in terms of communication etc. be sure to mention that at the end of your interview and be complimentary. Feedback is important, I once mentioned how good a recruitment agent had been at the end of one of my interviews and i didn't get the job, but the recruitment agents boss later called me and thanked me for speaking out for them, ta
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